Photos

Here are some favorite photos from throughout 2018 of Maricopa and Maricopans. Click each photo to learn the story behind each. JANUARY 2018 FEBRUARY 2018 MARCH 2018 APRIL...

Sequoia Pathway Academy PTO hosted its spring carnival behind the elementary building March 4, featuring inflatables, bounce houses, karaoke and carnival games.  

The outdoor event series Movies Under the Stars had its big finale with the Dive-In Movie at the Copper Sky Aquatics Center on Saturday....

Maricopa High School Theatre Company debuted its version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" Thursday at the Performing Arts Center. The Bard's...

Ak-Chin Indian Community Library presented the annual Ak-Chin Skate Jam at Hohokam Youth Park on Saturday. The skateboarding competition, in its third year, again had...

Our informal poll last week was on tattoos. If you look around, it’s obvious a lot of people in Maricopa have tattoos. We wondered how...

What is it about the smell of fresh-cut grass, the good feeling of a warm afternoon and the pop of a thrown baseball into...

One of the consequences of expansion plans at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino was the removal of the iconic sculpture that has graced the front of...

Hundreds of people turned out for the second annual Copa Glow night market and hot air balloon fest at Copper Sky Regional Park on...

The much-anticipated arrival of Bahama Buck's has finally arrived. The shaved ice emporium on North Porter Road in Oasis at the Wells had a VIP...

Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino's third annual 5K Poker Run race drew 326 participants to the course around the fields south of the casino. Casey Keys,...

Dancers from Desert Sun Performing Arts in Maricopa performed their spring recital at Maricopa High School Performing Arts Center June 3. DSPA had two...

The Maricopa High School boys basketball team ended its season on Thursday night with a Senior Night game against the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The Rams...

It's the sunniest summer on record in Maricopa. One apartment home development in town is taking advantage. The Copa Flats apartments on Porter Road near...

Maricopa Unified School District hosted its annual Veterans Breakfast on Friday morning to showcase local veterans, especially those working or volunteering for the district....

The annual Salsa Festival and Night Market offered food, fun, shopping and entertainment on Saturday night at Copper Sky Regional Park. Thousands attended on...

This photo from the 1890s looks east along the railroad tracks while a steam engine is stopped at the Maricopa Depot, on left. The...

Desert Sunrise High School welcomed students for the first time on Thursday. The new school on the east side of Maricopa welcomed freshmen and sophomores....

It doesn't take red lights and accidents to stop traffic on State Route 347. The Gila River band of wild horses had a small...

No room for "neigh" saying — horses are symbolic here in Maricopa. While seeing wild horses kicking dust on the side of State Route 347...

Mayor Christian Price lighted the Christmas tree at City Hall Dec. 6 as Santa and Mrs. Claus mingled with children, a choir from Sequoia...

Adobe Blinds and More was the big winner at the 10th annual Community Awards Saturday. The family-owned company, which specializes in window coverings, won the...

Maricopa High School Dance Department's Performance Company presented its annual showcase Friday and Saturday in the Performing Arts Center, this year with the theme...

Fifty local vendors set up pop shops at the annual Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Event at Maricopa Community Church on Hathaway Avenue. The...

The nonprofit Maricopa Police Foundation hosted an annual awards banquet for the Maricopa Police Department Friday in the ballroom at Province. MPF raises funds for...

Millar Airport and Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona Museum again played host to an annual Spring Break Extravaganza car show and fly-in March 17....

Ringside Unified Fighting (RUF) brought mixed martial arts back to UltraStar Multi-tainment Center for a 13-bout event Saturday. The card included fighters from Maricopa...

This flooding scene near the Richfield service station on the old Maricopa Road in 1949 was captured by a photographer looking north from atop...

Tejano music fans danced for hours Saturday night during a Latin music showcase at UltraStar Multi-tainment amphitheater. Grupo El Regreso, from Phoenix, opened the...

Wildman Phil Rakoci was back at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center in Ak-Chin Circle on Saturday morning with his assortment of live creatures, from a tarantula...